This vacation has been awesome! I have been snowboarding twice and also went and rode a snowmobile.
The snowmobile wasn't too bad. It would have been way more fun if there was more snow on the ground. Up here in Aspen it is almost the end of the season. Every day has been in the low 60's. Thats way to warm to keep the snow where it is. That being said, they actually truck in snow for us to ride on. They put it all over the road and let us play on it. It was a great morning actually.
As for snowboarding, its been awesome! I am really not very good at it but I am learning and actually getting better. I ride goofy because my right foot works much better in the front. Ridding goofy means that you have your right foot in front instead of your left. It also works because, well, so am I. Like I said, its been warm out here. My first day snowboarding I had to take my jacket off because I got so hot that I was dripping sweat. Not just because it was warm in the sun but because I was working so hard. The second half of the day I was in just a t-shirt and my snow pants. It was much better that way. Made me fee much better. Today, it was a bit cooler out but I still only wore a long sleeve shirt. I brought a jacket at first but I didn't need it. Same reason as before, the sun and I was working really hard. Snowboarding wasn't much work, it was all the time that I had to get up off the ground after I fell. I got a lot better today. I was actually able to make a few turns before I fell. But it was so much better than the first day. I have one more day to get even better. I am hoping that I will be able to make an actual run without falling. I don't see that happening but I will for sure try my hardest.
Tomorrow I am going to the natural hot strings that are around here so have a nice soak. Maybe let my muscles relax themselves. Ill try to do some stretching while I'm in there. I have been stretching every morning but with the cold temperatures out here my muscles are always stiff. It makes it harder to keep limber. I think its going to be a great and relaxing time tomorrow. What a great week this has been. Im definitely coming back next year!
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ~Pablo Picasso
The snowmobile wasn't too bad. It would have been way more fun if there was more snow on the ground. Up here in Aspen it is almost the end of the season. Every day has been in the low 60's. Thats way to warm to keep the snow where it is. That being said, they actually truck in snow for us to ride on. They put it all over the road and let us play on it. It was a great morning actually.
As for snowboarding, its been awesome! I am really not very good at it but I am learning and actually getting better. I ride goofy because my right foot works much better in the front. Ridding goofy means that you have your right foot in front instead of your left. It also works because, well, so am I. Like I said, its been warm out here. My first day snowboarding I had to take my jacket off because I got so hot that I was dripping sweat. Not just because it was warm in the sun but because I was working so hard. The second half of the day I was in just a t-shirt and my snow pants. It was much better that way. Made me fee much better. Today, it was a bit cooler out but I still only wore a long sleeve shirt. I brought a jacket at first but I didn't need it. Same reason as before, the sun and I was working really hard. Snowboarding wasn't much work, it was all the time that I had to get up off the ground after I fell. I got a lot better today. I was actually able to make a few turns before I fell. But it was so much better than the first day. I have one more day to get even better. I am hoping that I will be able to make an actual run without falling. I don't see that happening but I will for sure try my hardest.
Tomorrow I am going to the natural hot strings that are around here so have a nice soak. Maybe let my muscles relax themselves. Ill try to do some stretching while I'm in there. I have been stretching every morning but with the cold temperatures out here my muscles are always stiff. It makes it harder to keep limber. I think its going to be a great and relaxing time tomorrow. What a great week this has been. Im definitely coming back next year!
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone. ~Pablo Picasso
